THE DELTM COURSE TEAM

George Pickering is a well-known educational coach, trainer, and consultant who has worked in over 60 countries. In addition to being the Academic Course Director on the English UK DELTM course, George is also a tutor on the International Diploma in Language Teaching Management (IDLTM) run in Barcelona and elsewhere.

He is an inspector of language schools for the Accreditation UK Scheme and was the first director of Bell’s Teacher Campus at Homerton College, Cambridge. George is a trustee of International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL). He holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), a Master's in Second Language Learning and Teaching and diplomas in management, coaching, and counselling.

Terry Phillips has been involved in English Language Teaching (ELT) for over 30 years. During that time, he has managed educational institutions at all levels and owned an International House school in the Sultanate of Oman. Since 1990, he has worked as a freelance writer, trainer, and consultant.

As a writer, he has published with his wife, Anna, more than 160 books in all areas of ELT, including the multi-level English for Academic Purposes (EAP) series, Skills in English and, as series editor, many titles in the English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) series English for Higher Education Studies. As a consultant, he has worked in more than 20 countries.

Keith Harding is a freelance ELT writer, trainer, and consultant. He has worked as a teacher, teacher trainer, Director of Studies, and Principal in the UK and the USA.

His training interests include English for Specific Purposes, Continuing Professional Development, and all aspects of academic management.

He has run training sessions in Italy, Iran, Ukraine, Slovenia, and Algeria, and has written several books for Oxford University Press, including International Express, various English for Tourism titles, and the Oxford Resource Book for Teachers on English for Specific Purposes (ESP).